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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

T/E Schools Move to Calm Fears, Reassure Kids

While flags fly at half staff and police patrol outside, it's business as usual, on purpose, inside Tredyffrin Easttown Schools.

As the first and youngest victims of the Connecticut school shooting massacre were being laid to rest Monday the Tredyffrin Easttown School District was taking steps to reassure students and parents that kids are safe in T/E schools. Tredyffrin and Easttown Police are both increasing police presence in and outside the district's schools. The district administration is also working with both police departments to review standard operating safety procedures as well  as emergency procedures. There were no reports of any problems in T/E schools on Monday. The following letter was sent home with every T/E student Monday and is also posted on the district's website. Dear T/E Parents and Guardians, School violence in our country touches all of us…

Monday, December 17, 2012

Security Heightened at T/E Schools

Police are keeping an even closer watch than usual.

Security is taking a higher profile at Tredyffrin Easttown Schools in the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut. Public schools were in session as scheduled Monday in T/E. The district issued a special statement over the weekend announcing that counselors and counseling would be made avaialble to interested students. Easttown Police say they will continue to increase their presence at the three elementary schools in the township, including Devon Elementary where an officer in a marked police cruiser was assigned on Monday at lunch time. No serious problems had been reported by the time district schools were letting out on Monday afternoon.  

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